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Topic Review (Newest First)

02-09-2013 07:32 PM

shift

Much better with the dark substrate!

02-08-2013 07:19 PM

shift

2 water changes today and its starting to finally clear up!

Ill prob wait until tomorrow to do the next one.

02-08-2013 05:04 PM

shift

Can you do to many water changes in a day? I just did a 40% ish.. and was thinking of doing it a few more times through out the day to help clear up the water.. is there any possible ill effect of the fish/shrimp from doing so?

02-08-2013 04:26 PM

shift

Nothing about 10 more water changes wont fix :P

I think the problem is.. i rinsed the MGOPM first rather then putting it in dry.. so there was a nice muddy water from the start. even after capping it.. which is still there.. i can see fish now.. but its like they are swimming in the muddy amazon.. poor fishes!

02-08-2013 03:55 PM

shift

Eco-complete - worth adding soil?

It probably 2.5 inch dirt to 1.5" Eco on top. 4-5" average layer

02-08-2013 03:36 PM

scapegoat

my first planted tank was straight up soil with eco capping it. That tank exploded with growth (4 t5ho, co2, and PPS dosing)

I only hated moving things or replanting due to the puff of dirt that i'd get. but otherwise it was amazing. I havent seen that much growth in any other tank. I'm talking inches a day on some stems

02-08-2013 02:18 PM

wkndracer

Quote:

Originally Posted by shift

Is there any tricks to clearing the murky swamp water or is it just a mixture of the waiting game and an excessive number of water changes?

read more before you leap LOL never a horror story to date in house using soil base set ups.
how thick a soil layer did you use, how thick a capping layer?

02-08-2013 07:27 AM

shift

Is there any tricks to clearing the murky swamp water or is it just a mixture of the waiting game and an excessive number of water changes?

02-08-2013 05:44 AM

shift

Now that was a mess! hopefully the muddy lake that is my aquarium clears up by tomorrow. I think i went a little overboard on the substrate thickness.. but to late now!

02-07-2013 11:52 PM

shift

Its decently planted. maybe ill grab a few more stems just to be safe

thanks

02-07-2013 11:47 PM

Yankee

Quote:

Originally Posted by shift

HOw much ammonia will it actually leach out? Will the plants handle it or is it best to soak it for a few days?

They'll handle it - just plant the heck out of the tank so it absorbs all of the other nutrients that are released initially otherwise you'll get some algae.

02-07-2013 11:40 PM

shift

HOw much ammonia will it actually leach out? Will the plants handle it or is it best to soak it for a few days?

02-07-2013 10:03 PM

shift

There is fish/shrimp in the tank.. I will temporarily remove them when i do the swap.

I guess I will give the MGOPM a few days in a bucket to save the sea creatures.

I ended up getting eco-complete

02-07-2013 10:00 PM

Yankee

Quote:

Originally Posted by shift

Should I pre soak the mgopm for a day or so first? I going to swap the substrate soon!! May go shopping today

Depends on if you're swapping the soil into a tank with fish. If you are, then soak it for a week as it releases ammonia for quite some time. If not then make sure to let it stand in the tank for a week and make sure the tank is cycled before adding fish.